HE Elche CF was started. Elche’s team took the lead and after their away win on Saturday Royal Zaragozaadded 14 points out of 18 possible in the last six days and has temporarily positioned himself to wait to see what his next rival, Espanyol, does this Sunday Just one point away from promotion play-offs.
Franjiverdes were much superior throughout the match.. They took the lead in the first half without creating a big goal chance, and in the second half they consolidated their lead and the reward came in just four minutes. Goals by Tete Morente and Óscar Plano.
Beccacece clearly won the match against Fran Escribá and Elche have found reward for their team’s best play, which is getting closer and closer to what the Argentinian coach is aiming for.
Elche coach made Two mandatory changes from the previous match in Albacete. Raul Guti Received approved position Nico Castro in the middle of the field and Diego González one of them Pedro BigasA player who is on the bench but not one hundred percent in the defensive axis.
Both teams started the match with great respect.. Escribá was clear on how to hurt his former team: stay safe at the back and try to catch the Franjiverde defense on a counter-attack. Moreover, Watch Áleix Febas closelyGame engine of the Elche team.
The Valencian coach achieved his goal in the first 45 minutes. Elche had the initiative. He got to the three-quarter mark just fine, but There was a lack of clarity when it came to the final pass and when looking for a goal.. Rebollo barely had to make a tackle in the first half.
The bosses warned with a few minuses and Maikel Mesa’s shot went highanyone.
Beccacece’s team controlled and dominated the game, but did not create much danger.
A good Josan center directed the ball to a corner kick Andrés Borge. Guti, who also faced his former team and where he trained, tried to make a surprise with Vaseline. Nico Fernandez He tried his luck from a distance. Elche’s best chance came in the 40th minute. Mario Gaspar on the right wing and rÓscar Plano’s header went narrowly wide.
As the first half was about to end, Mario Gaspar, who participated well in the attack, could not score a goal from the front, and the timeout was called without any movement on the scoreboard.
More domination and goals coming
Elche consolidated its superiority in the second half. They came out ready to win the match and managed to take the lead on the scoreboard in the 52nd minute. A good center from Josan, who had a great game, Frances cleared the ball when Óscar Plano was alone in the goal area.
However Elche’s team continued to persist and they put an end to the game in just four minutes.. In the 60th minute, Tete Morente stole a ball, passed the ball to Guti, who stretched the field towards Josan, and Guti again placed a measured ball. Tete Morente sent the ball into the net and put the Franjiverdes ahead.
Zaragoza committed a foul at the beginning of the match. Assessing that there was no situation requiring penalty, the referee waited for the instruction from VAR and the goal was reflected on the scoreboard.
And four minutes later Tete MorenteThe player improved his performance significantly in the second half and played a good ball. Óscar Plano scored his 3rd goal in a row with a score of 2-0 in his last 3 matches..
The advantage was already significant and the game was going well.
Escribá tried to react to the changes but found an Elche team that was also very serious defensively. and San Román were very confident in the two events experienced by the talented team. Both are shots from Bermejo, who replaced Germán Valera.
Beccace was also refreshing her team. Cristian Salvador and Rodrigo Mendoza -The young player had minutes again- they went out Raúl Guti and Óscar PlanoThey were already exhausted after a tremendous effort.
They also broke up in the last part of the accident Borja Garcés from Nico Fernández and Lautaro Blanco from Tete Morente. Even though Elche’s team was ahead on the scoreboard, they finished the match with two natural strikers. The Argentinian coach gave the following opportunity even in extra time: another young player: Pamies.
The only thing left was to wait for time to pass. Franjiverde fans responded again with more than 15,000 spectators in the stands, watching their team with pleasure and celebrating in style at the end of the match. He achieved this important victory with his players. Even Beccacece joined in the celebrations.
Elche clearly has the arrow pointing up. Martínez remains determined at the Valero stadium and the improvement at home has allowed him to make the breakthrough he so desperately needs. at the outcome level and hence in classification.
Promotion positions are approaching and the next day the Franjiverdes will visit one of the promotion candidates with very high morale. Espanyol, which is in sixth place, will play against Huesca this Sunday at El Alcoraz Stadium..
DATA SHEET:
-Elche: San Román, Josan, Mario Gaspar, Diego González, Carlos Clerc, Raúl Guti, Áleix Febas (Pamies, m.91), Nico Fernández (Borja Garcés, m.83), Tete Morente (Lautaro Blanco, m.83), Óscar Plano (Rodrigo Mendoza, m.71) and Mourad.
THE REAL ZARAGOZA: Rebollo, Andrés Borge, Alejandro Francés, Jair J., Lecoeuche, Jaume Grau, Maikel Mesa (Sergi Enrich, m.68), Francho (Toni Moya, m.76), Germán Valera (Bermejo, m.68) Manu Vallejo ( Marcos Cuenca, b.87) and Iván Azón.
GOALS: 1-0 m. 60, Tete Morente. 2-0 m. 64, Oscar Plano.
JUDGE: Cordero Vega is from the Cantabrian school. Yellow T: To Lecoeuche (m.23), Nico Fernández (m.55), Tete Morente (m.67), Mourad (m.74) and Vallejo (m.76)
STADIUM: Martínez Valero in front of 15,681 spectators.